The process of Wen Anzhi sending people to trace the whereabouts of the remaining troops of Shun Army was not easy.
After getting a large sum of money, there are too many places for this loyal army to choose to move, including Baoqing Mansion, Hengzhou Mansion, and even Yuanzhou Mansion in Jiangxi.
All Wen Anzhi could do was to scatter the scouts in order to get some clues.
While waiting, Wen Anzhi also wrote to Yuan Jixian, asking him to also mobilize manpower to search for traces of the remaining Shun Army troops in Jiangxi.
Who knows that unintentionally planting willows and willows will create shade.
Not long after, Yuan Jixian wrote back to Wen Anzhi.
In his reply, Yuan Jixian wrote that he indeed found a loyal army of tens of thousands of people in Yuanzhou Prefecture and surrendered his troops.
However, this compliant army was not led by generals such as Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang, but by general Hao Yaoqi.
But this is still a gain.
Wen'an was about to report the good news to the emperor.
There is no trace of Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang and others in Jiangxi.
Then these people probably went south to Hengzhou Prefecture.
Compared with Wuchang, Xiangyang, Chengtian, Jingzhou and other prefectures in the north of Huguang, Hengzhou and Yongzhou prefectures in the south do not have many troops stationed at all, which is worse than Changsha Prefecture.
This obedient army is like a dragon entering the sea, asking for water and getting it.
The most frightening thing is that if this loyal army continues to move south into Guangdong or Guangxi and resists stubbornly, the existing strength of the court will not be enough to divide the troops and annihilate them.
If they are allowed to rest and recuperate in Guangdong and Guangxi to form a separate regime, it will be extremely detrimental to the imperial court's plan to rejuvenate.
The climate in Guangdong and Guangxi is much warmer than that in the northern provinces, and you won’t feel much chill even in winter.
It won't take long for this compliant army to regain its strength, and by then it will have the capital to challenge the imperial court.
So time is the most critical factor.
Wen Anzhi immediately asked the Emperor to order the Ministry of War to send a report to Guangdong and Guangxi, and asked the two Guangxi and Guangdong sides to be on standby and report immediately if any traces of the remaining troops of Shun Army were found.
"Queen, across Huayin Mountain is the boundary of Lianzhou."
Liu Fangliang was obviously in a good mood.
Compared to a month ago, their situation has greatly improved.
Although the future is still uncertain, it is no longer in a desperate situation.
"Now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi appointed by the Ming Dynasty is Shen Youlong.
If we enter Guangdong, we will inevitably have to deal with him.
I don't know what kind of temper this person has."
Gao Guiying controlled the reins with one hand and said calmly.
"Whatever, even the King of Heaven has to make way for us.
Otherwise, we will burn down his Guangzhou city."
Liu Tichun laughed loudly and said: "Queen, we heard that Guangdong is as rich as the south of the Yangtze River.
Why don't we seize it directly and use it as a basis to recruit troops?
It won't take long before we can raise an army of tens of thousands."
"Hey, today is no different than usual, so let's keep a low profile."
Gao Guiying had just experienced the pain of losing her husband, so she was not in the mood to talk about kingship and hegemony.
Now she only hopes to lead this army well so that her old brothers can have a way to survive.
By doing this, she would be worthy of the late Li Zicheng.
"If you ask me, why don't we test Shen Youlong's bottom line first?
Maybe he wants to be a self-respecter."
Yuan Zongdi paused and said: "As long as tens of thousands of us are in Guangdong, the Ming court will definitely be worried about it.
Then Shen Youlong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, will be able to get a steady stream of military pay for recruiting and training troops.
Such a good thing, I think he is happy to see it.”
"Haha, Lao Yuan is right."
Liu Tichun praised: "Why don't we just cooperate with Shen Youlong in a play?
We won't really beat him.
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We will send people to the prefecture and county every now and then to put on a show and give Shen Youlong a chance to show off."
For the rest of the Shun Army, what they need most now is time.
Just give them a breather and they can come back.
"But what if Shen Youlong ignores us?"
Tian Jianxiu Duotou, who had been silent all this time, poured cold water on everyone.
"I'm talking about Yufeng, why do you keep saying such negative things?
Isn't Shen Youlong a fool for not using such a good opportunity to rip off the imperial court?"
Liu Tichun swallowed and said: "Others don't know the virtues of the Ming court officials.
Don't you, Yufeng, know that if you bring in ten of them and chop them all, it may be unfair, but if you chop every other one, you will definitely slip through the net." ” Liu Tichun hated the corrupt officials in the Ming court.
If it weren't for these corrupt officials, his family would not have starved to death.
"I heard that Shen Youlong is a rare and good official."
Tian Jianxiu did not give Liu Tichun any face, and said solemnly: "I think you will be disappointed, Old Liu."
"Yufeng, are you going to argue with us?"
Liu Tichun gritted his teeth and flicked the riding crop and said: "How about we make a bet.
If you lose, give me your saber.
If I lose, the black unicorn under my crotch will be yours."
"Okay, then Old Liu, you are definitely going to lose."
Tian Jianxiu narrowed his eyes and said with interest.
"It doesn't matter whether it's a corrupt official or an upright official.
As long as you are a human being, you have to be aware of current affairs.
Even if Shen Youlong is really a good official and doesn't want to defraud the imperial army of their salary, there is nothing we can do about it."
Seeing that it was almost time, Gao Guiying stepped forward to smooth things over.
"In any case, we have made up our minds to settle down in Guangdong and will not care about those vain things."
"The queen is right, what we have to do is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances."
Tian Jianxiu said quietly.
"Shen Junmen, this is the newspaper just sent by the Ministry of War."
In the Guangzhou Governor's Office, Shen Youlong, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, took the Tang newspaper from his bodyguard and read it carefully.
At first he looked normal, but the more he looked, the more frightened he became, and by the end there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
"how so" Shen Youlong put down the Tang newspaper and said in confusion: "Will the traitors come to Guangdong and Guangxi?"
In Shen Youlong's view, Guangdong and Guangxi are the absolute rear areas.
Even if the world is in chaos, Guangdong and Guangxi should be as stable as Mount Tai.
But now it seems that is not the case.
According to the Bingbutang newspaper, the remnants of the Shun Army who suffered a disastrous defeat at Jiugong Mountain fled all the way south.
They stayed in Changsha Prefecture for a while and then continued south.
It was time to head towards Hengzhou Prefecture.
If this statement is followed, the possibility of the remnants of the Shun Army coming to Guangdong and Guangxi is indeed not small.
Especially in Guangdong, if you go south from Hengzhou Prefecture, you can enter the territory of Guangdong.
Shen Youlong was very good at handling government affairs.
Under his governance, Guangdong became as wealthy as Jiangnan.
But he doesn't know much about military affairs.
Except for the Guangdong Navy, the only people in Guangdong who can fight are the two or three thousand people in Governor Biao's camp.
If the remnants of the Shun Army really jumped south to Guangdong, it would be a big headache for Shen Youlong.
If everything goes according to the worst-case scenario, what should he do now?
Is it still too late to recruit local heroes for training?
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